Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick stop swiping bans in just 14 seconds on Viral TikTok

Just like his character in “Footloose”, Kevin Bacon takes a stand against a ban through dancing.

The ‘Mystic River’ star posted a video on TikTok on Sunday in which he and his wife, actor Kyra Sedgwickdance to Taylor Swift’s “Karma” wearing matching t-shirts.

At the end of the 14-second clip, the two show off their shirts, which read, “Drag is an art and drag is a right.

The shirts – which protest a growing wave of government drag bans across the US – also include an illustration of a drag performer holding a fan adorned with a mustache and goatee to his face.

@Kevin Bacon

Slip bans are bad karma. Right now, drag artists and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help. Tap the link in my bio to purchase the #SixDegreesOfKB campaign supporting the @aclu Drag Defense Fund in the national effort to protect creative expression or giveaway. #DragIsARright

♬ Karma – Taylor Swift

“#DragBans are bad karma,” Bacon captioned the video on Twitter Sunday. “Right now, drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help.”

Bacon added that the shirts can be purchased through his nonprofit organization SixDegrees.com, which supports the American Civil Liberties Union advocacy fund.

Bacon’s videos quickly went viral, receiving 9.9 million views on Twitter and 2.3 million views on TikTok.

Republican state lawmakers have introduced 469 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the United States this year, according to an ACLU legislation tracker.

Tennessee became the first state to restrict public drag performances in March. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, imposes criminal penalties on “a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property,” where minors may view it. On the same day, the state also banned all gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

At least 14 other states — including Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota and Texas — have introduced bills in similar language.

Bacon and Sedgwick aren’t the only celebrities speaking out against slip bans. Over the weekend, Lizzo invited drag performers on stage at a concert in Knoxville in a powerful act of defiance against the Tennessee ban. The state law has since been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

“In light of recent and tragic events and current events, I’ve had people online say to me, ‘Cancel your shows in Tennessee,’ ‘Don’t go to Tennessee,’” Lizzo said in Knoxville on Friday. “Their reason was valid, but why wouldn’t I reach out to the people who most need to hear this message? The people who most need to feel this version? Why don’t I create a safe space in Tennessee where we can celebrate drag artists?

She added, “What the people of Tennessee do is provide hope, so thank you so much for standing up for your rights, protecting each other, and holding accountable the people who should be protecting us.”

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